Which to use
“rejouer” and “reposer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,387
- “rejouer” frequency rank
- #5,393
- “reposer” frequency rank
- 24780
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rejouer | reposer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Jouer de nouveau, se remettre à jouer. | Poser de nouveau ; poser une chose à l’endroit où on l’avait prise. |
Where the eye mixes rejouer and reposer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. rejouer (CVCVVVC) and reposer (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: rejouer vs reposer
A purely visual mix-up. rejouer (\ʁə.ʒwe\) and reposer (\ʁə.po.ze\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24780, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rejouer is recorded at frequency rank #19,387, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ʒwe\. reposer is at rank #5,393, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.po.ze\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 24780, this pair ranks #344,655 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rejouer vs reposer
Shared letters: eor. Private to "rejouer": ju. Private to "reposer": ps.
"rejouer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC · "reposer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rejouer" and "reposer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "rejouer" or "reposer"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rejouer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reposer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #344,655 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rejouer" and "reposer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recouper vs rejouer". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #344,655 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.